Middle East
Kuwait court expels harsh government critic from parliament
March 15, 2021
Kuwait court expels harsh government critic from parliament
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s constitutional court ordered the country’s most outspoken opposition lawmaker expelled from parliament on…
Protests erupt in Jordan after COVID-19 hospital deaths scandal
March 15, 2021
Protests erupt in Jordan after COVID-19 hospital deaths scandal
AMMAN (Reuters) – Protests erupted across many of Jordan’s cities and provincial towns against the government’s coronavirus restrictions, a day…
Israeli PM avoided Saudi airspace because of Huthi missiles
March 14, 2021
Israeli PM avoided Saudi airspace because of Huthi missiles
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was deterred from flying to the United Arab Emirates through…
British-Iranian aid worker appears in Iran court for propaganda trial
March 14, 2021
British-Iranian aid worker appears in Iran court for propaganda trial
DUBAI (Reuters) – British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was tried on a new charge of making “propaganda against the system”…
Afghan government to attend both US and Russia backed peace conferences
March 14, 2021
Afghan government to attend both US and Russia backed peace conferences
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan government said on Saturday it would participate in two separate US- and Russian-backed peace conferences…
Syrian farmer lost wife and sons to war; grandchildren are his solace
March 14, 2021
Syrian farmer lost wife and sons to war; grandchildren are his solace
IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) – Abdel Razzak al-Khatoun was a well-to-do farmer in Syria’s rural Hama province. Ten years after the…
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian family in West Bank
March 14, 2021
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian family in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — A group of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family on Saturday near a settlement outpost in the…
Migrants demand international probe into deadly Yemen fire
March 14, 2021
Migrants demand international probe into deadly Yemen fire
CAIRO (AP) — A leader of the migrant community in the Yemeni capital on Saturday called for an international probe…
Car bomb kills at least 7, injures 53 in Afghan Herat province
March 13, 2021
Car bomb kills at least 7, injures 53 in Afghan Herat province
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A powerful car bomb near a police station on Friday night killed at least seven people…
Jordan health minister steps down after deaths in virus ward
March 13, 2021
Jordan health minister steps down after deaths in virus ward
SALT, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s health minister stepped down Saturday after at least six patients in a hospital COVID-19 patient…